vaquita
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish vaquita (“little cow”), diminutive of vaca (“cow”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvaquita (plural vaquitas)
- A critically endangered porpoise, the smallest of its kind, Phocoena sinus, endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California, Mexico.
- 2015 November 5, “Whale of a deal”, in New Scientist[1], number 3098, page 6:
- THE world’s smallest porpoise may have a fighting chance. The vaquita might be saved from extinction by an agreement at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Portoroz, Slovenia, last week.
Unique to the Gulf of California, the vaquita has seen its numbers collapse to 59 in 2015.
Synonyms
edit- (Phocoena sinus): cochito, desert porpoise, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Gulf of California porpoise, gulf porpoise, vaquita marina, vaquita porpoise
Translations
editPhocoena sinus
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See also
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editSpanish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvaquita f (plural vaquitas)
- diminutive of vaca, little cow
- Synonym: vaquilla
Derived terms
edit- vaquita marina (“vaquita”)
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